Salvation Army

On Monday, May 4, Winston-Salem City Council delayed a vote on the rezoning of a daycare in East Winston. That rezoning would allow The Salvation Army to purchase the property and move its Center of Hope for homeless families to 939 Cleveland...

(Above: Photos by Erin Mizelle for the Winston-Salem Chronicle- The current family shelter is located at the Salvation Army Center of Hope on Trade Street) Two different agencies are hoping that the Winston-Salem City Council will vote Monday,...

(Above: Photo by Erin Mizelle for the Winston-Salem Chronicle – Roughly 50 people came out to voice their opinion on the rezoning of 939 Cleveland Ave. for a shelter for The Salvation Army.) Roughly 50 people came out on Tuesday night,...

Lynch will make her home state proud To the Editor: I am pleased that the U.S. Senate has finally confirmed [Greensboro native] Loretta Lynch as the U.S. Attorney General. She will be the first African-American woman to hold this post. It is...

(pictured above: John Young sorts through toys.) Santa has local elves working hard to make sure every child has a merry Christmas this year. The Potter’s House Family Resource Center has again opened its Santa’s Last Stop, an outreach...

(pictured above: From left: Damari Martin, Tiffany Garcia-Petatan, Gabriela Loyd try out the new computers.) Youngsters at the Salvation Army International Corps Boys & Girls Club now have state-of-the-art technology at their fingertips,...

The Gentleman’s Quorum of Cook Elementary School sprang into action when it learned that the Salvation Army’s annual holiday Red Kettle campaign was well short of its goal. Two members of the Gentleman’s Quorum, which is made up of fourth and...

(pictured above: Matt Linville mans the collection truck .) The local Salvation Army Fill the Truck toy drive kicked off last week at two local Walmarts. Between Nov. 29 and Dec. 15, donation boxes will stand near the entranceways of 1,600...

Wrestling fans got up close with legends of the ring Saturday at the Benton Convention Center. The Wrestlecade Fanfest brought out the likes of Jake “the Snake” Roberts, Diamond Dallas Page, The Rock and Roll Express, Ivan “The Russian Bear”...

Thanksgiving meals delivered to hundreds Mike Glenn has a lot to be thankful for. He recently moved into an apartment after four years of homelessness. He enjoyed a pre-Thanksgiving meal in his new abode on Wednesday, Nov. 27, courtesy ...

Wharton Gladden & Company, a Greensboro-based real estate investment banking firm, will partner with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to present an annual lecture series on diabetes research and prevention. The announcement came at the...

The Winston-Salem State University Burke Singers, a female a cappella vocal ensemble founded by Director of Choirs and Vocal Studies D’Walla Simmons Burke, will perform as part of the Winston-Salem Symphony’s “Carolina Christmas Spectacular!” on...

Elizabeth White – like many parents living paycheck to paycheck – has had to explain to her children that even the magical Saint Nicholas has to practice some restraint. “I told them that Santa Claus has so many kids he has to take care of, he...

When Winston-Salem resident George Grundy volunteered with the Point in Time (PIT) count in January, the experience of being homeless was still fresh in his mind. Grundy, a former Marine who served in Afghanistan, spent six months living in his...

More than two dozen young professionals took time away from their busy work schedules to give back to the community last week. More than 300 United Way agencies nationwide participated in United Way Day of Action on June 21. The effort is...